Misako Miyazaki

The Current Status and Problems with the Implementation of Interprofessional Education in Japan.

800x600 800x600 Background: Although interprofessional education (IPE) has come to be considered essential in health and social care education programs, most IPE programs in Japan focus on clinical settings. However, following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, IPE programs are considered essential for community development, especially in disaster-affected areas. To identify key issues for the development of IPE, we aimed to clarify the current status of IPE programs and problems in their implementation using an original questionnaire. Methods and Findings: The targets were 865 undergraduate courses that qualify students to take national registered health/social care examinations. Effective responses were received from 284 targets. Of these 284 respondents, 103 respondents had already implemented an IPE program and 181 respondents had not. Among the 103 respondents who had already implemented an IPE program, we found a tendency to collaborate with partners in clinical settings or in social settings. Furthermore, respondents who had implemented or were planning to implement an IPE program had difficulty with ‘interdisciplinary and/or extramural collaboration’ and ‘educational factors’. Conclusions: These difficulties could be considered barriers to developing effective IPE programs for community-based collaboration between health and social care professionals. Future research should investigate more specific solutions to these problems. Normal 0 0 2 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 0 2 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

Evaluation of culturally appropriate health counselling to prevent lifestyle‐related diseases and its modification for practical use as the new ABC model of culturally appropriate counselling for Japanese public health nurses

This study evaluates culturally appropriate health counselling to prevent lifestyle-related diseases and suggests modifications of the method for practical use. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 public health nurses (PHNs) in seven cities with different cultural backgrounds. Data were analysed qualitatively with the following research questions: Do we need to add other cultural factors to the previous six categories or to improve their expression for practical use? Are the methods for using cultural factors valid and expressed in appropriate language for practical use? The original factors were re-categorized into three classifications-Values, Styles and Relationships-using colloquial expressions. The original methods of using cultural factors were re-categorized and modified into five phases: Assessment, Acceptance, Awareness, Balance and Connection. The names of the methods were also modified. Modified culturally appropriate health counselling is easily understandable by any PHN and highlights the unique Japanese culture and style of public health nurses.

Evaluation of culturally appropriate health counselling to prevent lifestyle-related diseases and its modification for practical use as the new ABC model of culturally appropriate counselling for Japanese public health nurses: Modification for cultural health counselling

This study evaluates culturally appropriate health counselling to prevent lifestyle-related diseases and suggests modifications of the method for practical use. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 public health nurses (PHNs) in seven cities with different cultural backgrounds. Data were analysed qualitatively with the following research questions: Do we need to add other cultural factors to the previous six categories or to improve their expression for practical use? Are the methods for using cultural factors valid and expressed in appropriate language for practical use? The original factors were re-categorized into three classifications-Values, Styles and Relationships-using colloquial expressions. The original methods of using cultural factors were re-categorized and modified into five phases: Assessment, Acceptance, Awareness, Balance and Connection. The names of the methods were also modified. Modified culturally appropriate health counselling is easily understandable by any PHN and highlights the unique Japanese culture and style of public health nurses.

Support Program for Contemporary Educational Needs: “Contemporary Good Practice” Project at Chiba University

Medical care is an organized service made possible by the cooperation of numerous professionals. With the bachelor’s degree as a basis of career education, education which students can gain not only technical knowledge but also enable them to show their professionalism based on the concept “patient (user)-centered care” as a member of a medical organization is vital. Above all, it is essential fostering students’ abilities to work inter-professionally which might become a driving force of a team medical care. The present project covers all students in all grades from the Departments of Nursing, Medicine, and Pharmacy; and it provides multistage and comprehensive interprofessional education through lectures, drills, and practical training. The core of the program is the fostering of communication skills, ethical sensitivity, and problem-solving skills. This program is designed to train autonomous health care professionals with healthy occupational views, a strong sense of social responsibility, a sound work ethic, well-balanced views, and a willingness to commit to lifelong learning.